Traders Purchase Large Volume of Amazon.com Put Options

Author

27 May, 2017

State Street Corp now owns 16,357,782 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $12,266,213,000 after buying an additional 548,945 shares in the last quarter. Geode Cap Management Limited Liability Company holds 3.63 million shares or 1.26% of its portfolio. Lourd holds 0.18% of its portfolio in Amazon.com, Inc. The e-commerce giant reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.45. About 459 shares traded. HM Payson & Co. boosted its position in Amazon.com by 4.5% in the first quarter. It has outperformed by 10.05% the S&P500.

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Vetr lowered shares of Amazon.com from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $1,000.35 price target for the company.in a research report on Tuesday. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 126 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock valued at $115,000 after buying an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. The stock rose 0.38% or $3.75 reaching $997.13. Shares for $2.24M were sold by Olsavsky Brian T on Monday, May 15. Amazon Com Inc (Call) now has $480.41 billion valuation. It has outperformed by 20.71% the S&P500. Nomura maintained Amazon.com, Inc. Bollard Group Inc Llc holds 1.28% in Amazon.com, Inc. "Crushed Its Own Q1 Targets" on April 28, 2017. Ltd. raised its stake in Amazon.com by 728.9% in the fourth quarter. (NASDAQ:AMZN) for 11,500 shares. (QCOM), Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) and Amazon ..." with publication date: "May 26, 2017. Affinity Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Amazon.com by 0.5% in the third quarter. Therefore 93% are positive. Barclays PLC started coverage on Amazon.com in a report on Tuesday, March 28th.

Amazon.com, Inc offers a range of products and services through its Websites. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and forty-five have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Raymond James downgraded Amazon.com, Inc. The original version of this piece of content can be viewed at https://transcriptdaily.com/2017/05/26/amazon-coms-amzn-outperform-rating-reiterated-at-cowen-and-company-updated-updated-updated.html. The rating was maintained by Pivotal Research with "Buy" on Friday, September 11. The rating was maintained by Wedbush on Friday, July 29 with "Outperform". Hyman Charles D reported 574 shares stake. Credit Suisse maintained the stock with "Outperform" rating in Tuesday, January 12 report. The rating was maintained by Mizuho on Friday, October 28 with "Buy". (NASDAQ:AMZN) rating on Friday, July 29.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.26 in Q4 2016. Its down 0.03, from 1.29 in 2016Q3.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in AMZN. On average, equities analysts predict that Amazon.com will post $6.66 EPS for the current year. Amazon.com had a return on equity of 13.87% and a net margin of 1.74%. (NASDAQ:AMZN) for 13,255 shares. Retirement Sys Of Alabama holds 276,105 shares. Axa invested 0.89% in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). Northern Trust holds 1.04% in Amazon.com, Inc. Buckingham Cap Inc owns 31,821 shares or 3.16% of their USA portfolio. Avalon Asset Management Ltd Liability Co accumulated 5.75% or 9,340 shares. Tru Of Virginia Va stated it has 689 shares or 0.08% of all its holdings. Intrust Bank Na reported 1.12% stake. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.07 earnings per share. (NASDAQ:CROX) or 34,991 shares. Waddell And Reed owns 445,462 shares or 0.73% of their U.S. portfolio.

Since December 9, 2016, it had 0 buys, and 21 selling transactions for $978.00 million activity. Insiders sold a total of 1,007,910 shares of company stock worth $948,326,337 over the last quarter. 2,306 shares were sold by Jassy Andrew R, worth $1.93 million. $4.11 million worth of Amazon.com, Inc. Also, insider David Zapolsky sold 505 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 2nd.

Weitz Investment Management Inc decreased Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI) stake by 74,552 shares to 164,458 valued at $13.63 million in 2016Q4.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.25 in Q4 2016. Harding Loevner Ltd Partnership invested in 197,412 shares. 97 funds opened positions while 223 raised stakes. Donaldson Capital Mngmt Limited Liability Corp invested in 0.03% or 368 shares. Cubist Systematic Strategies Ltd Liability Corp accumulated 4,076 shares. X Mngmt Llc reported 88,174 shares stake.

It is down 0.00% since May 26, 2016 and is. Caprock Group Inc Incorporated stated it has 0.46% in Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB). Point72 Asset Mgmt LP accumulated 245,700 shares or 0.2% of the stock. The Wisconsin-based Reinhart Partners Inc. has invested 1.13% in the stock. Melvin Cap Mgmt Lp, a New York-based fund reported 800,000 shares. Davis reported 59,187 shares. Checchi Cap Advisers Ltd owns 3,354 shares or 0.34% of their United States portfolio. It also reduced Snap On Inc (NYSE:SNA) stake by 3,016 shares and now owns 42,175 shares. Amazon.com presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $1,009.43. Therefore 54% are positive. Morgan Stanley has "Overweight" rating and $120 target. The company was maintained on Thursday, October 1 by Stifel Nicolaus. Wells Fargo downgraded the stock to "Market Perform" rating in Thursday, January 26 report. The firm has "Buy" rating by Rosenblatt given on Thursday, November 5. The stock of Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) earned "Hold" rating by Jefferies on Wednesday, August 31. Aegis Capital has "Buy" rating and $953 target. The firm has a market cap of $474.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 187.08 and a beta of 1.40. BEZOS JEFFREY P had sold 1.00M shares worth $940.74M on Tuesday, May 2. Stretch Colin sold $113,618 worth of stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $969.73, for a total transaction of $3,878,920.00. The insider Schroepfer Michael Todd sold $5.27 million. Shares for $1.90M were sold by WILKE JEFFREY A on Wednesday, May 10.


More news


  • Ariana Grande will return to Manchester

    They included shredded pieces of the backpack the bomber used and the bloodstained detonator. Details on how they may be tied to the bombing have not been released.
    Roger Ailes, media guru and political strategist, dies at 77

    Roger Ailes, media guru and political strategist, dies at 77

    After leaving Fox News previous year amid a sexual harassment scandal, he also advised Donald Trump's presidential campaign. His crowning achievement at Fox News, however, was sullied in his final months by the charges of sexual misconduct.
    Ex-CIA chief to House panel: I worried about Russia, US contacts

    Ex-CIA chief to House panel: I worried about Russia, US contacts

    Brennan said it is not unprecedented to share intelligence with Russian Federation or other partners. Trump has defended his disclosure, saying he had the right to share the information.
  • Manchester police arrest another man in connection with concert terror attack

    Manchester police arrest another man in connection with concert terror attack

    She added that the British-born bomber began referring to others in the country as "infidels" who were "unjust to Arabs". The operation in the early hours of Saturday morning brings the number of suspects being held in custody to 11.

    Greatest Show On Earth Closes

    Ringling's parent company, Feld Entertainment, announced in January that it would take its final bow this year. It is all tragic to Gary Payne, a former president of the 2,000-member Circus Fans Association of America .

    Q3 2018 Earnings Forecast for Staples, Inc. (SPLS) Issued By Oppenheimer Holdings

    In a transaction dated Jun. 30, 2016, the shares were put up for sale at an average price of $8.59, raking in a sum of $107,014. The firm had revenue of $4.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.50 billion.
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organisation  to be full member of global coalition against IS: Chief

    North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to be full member of global coalition against IS: Chief

    The United States spends more on defense than the other 27 member countries combined. Trump of the merits of free trade, and the global threat of climate change .
    Top US senator calls for removal of Turkey's US ambassador

    Top US senator calls for removal of Turkey's US ambassador

    The diplomatic incident has sparked outrage in Washington and even prompted the State Department to summon the Turkish ambassador. What happened next has been described by the DC Police Department's Chief as a "brutal attack" on peaceful protestors.
    Texas governor cracks joke about reporters at gun range

    Texas governor cracks joke about reporters at gun range

    In addition, Abbott's office said SB 16 will waive the fess for peace officers and members of the Texas military forces. Supreme Court dismantled a 2013 law that prompted more than half the state's abortion clinics to close.
  • 'King' James reigns as Cavs book rubber match with Warriors

    'King' James reigns as Cavs book rubber match with Warriors

    For Boston , guard Avery Bradley was the only player to get anything going, with most of his 23 points coming in the first half. The UNDER is 13-5-1 in Boston's last 19 games as a home dog."Kyrie Irving and LeBron James... were unbelievable", Stevens said.
    NBA Finals Set To Tip Off Next Thursday, June 1

    NBA Finals Set To Tip Off Next Thursday, June 1

    Warriors forward Kevin Durant has drawn his fair share of ire for his decision to sign with Golden State last summer. They lost the first two games at home in the first round against Chicago, then came back to win four in a row.
    Ahead of Summit, Trump calls Germans 'very bad' on trade

    Ahead of Summit, Trump calls Germans 'very bad' on trade

    It chose to host the summit in Sicily, where the bulk of Mediterranean refugees are taken after departing from North Africa. President Donald Trump is in Taormina, Italy for a series of meetings with fellow Group of Seven wealthy nation leaders.